von Hip·pel-Lin·dau disease
n : a rare genetically determined disease that is characterized by angiomatosis of the retina and cerebellum and often by cysts or neoplasms of the liver, pancreas, and kidneys - called also Lindau's disease von Hippel, Eugen (1867-1939), German ophthalmologist. Von Hippel held professorships at a succession of German universities and became head of the eye clinic at Halle, Germany. In 1895 he published the original description of von Hippel-Lindau disease. Lindau, Arvid Vilhelm (1892-1958), Swedish pathologist. Lindau published his own description of von Hippel-Lindau disease in 1926. His report of the disease is important for its histological findings.
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